Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.8
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1757
1512
740
761
742
742
369
354
305
314
373
597
687
1052
749
584
547
433
411
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:58PM1.66m
9:32AM1.71m
9:56PM1.67m
10:33AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.33m
3:51PM0.36m
4:14AM0.30m
4:50PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
6
7
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
0
1
2
4
5
5
5
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